QTS Tests (required for entry for all teaching courses 2014)

Yes.... if you wish to go into teaching you have to take both the english and maths qts tests regardless of whether you are teaching secondary or primary.

Yes you do. Although the John Tyeman book is outdated it is still the best one by far. Better than the new books that are geared towards professional skills test 2013.

Hi I was just wondering what would be best for me.

I wouldn't mind primary teaching for a few years but I would love to be a drama teacher. How could I do this. Could I do pri course then drama after if instill want to do it? Will I need a pgce ? X

I'd like to go either Kingston or Roehampton xxx thank you x

can you link me to that book please?

I'm taking my test next year. I've been trying to find revision books for the 'Professional Skills Test'. I've found a few on Amazon, but i'm not sure about which ones are good. Should I get two separate revision guides for Numeracy and Literacy or one which combines the two? Which out the list below are or is the most helpful? And does anyone know of any other good revision guides other the ones listed below?

Passing the Professional Skills Tests for Trainee Teachers and Getting into ITT By Bruce Bond, Jim Johnson, Mark Patmore, Nina Weiss, Geoff Barker (11th Januray 2013)

Passing the Numeracy Skills Test: Revised Fifth Edition (Achieving QTS Series) By Mark Patmore (21st Feburay 2013)

Passing the Literacy Skills Test (Achieving QTS Series) By Jim Johnson, Bruce Bond (22nd June 2012)

I got the two last ones that you linked. They really helped me.


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I'm getting really stressed with the QTS numeracy skills test! I have done practice tests of DfE website and pass the literacy easy peasy!

However despite being able to do all the maths in the test, as soon as I sit down to do the practice test I fail by three marks every time!! I usually loose at least two because of running out of time (usually by the tiniest fraction of a second!!) or because my mind goes totally blank!!

I have got way over the minimum entry requirements and a mountain of experience and THIS is what is holding me down and stressing me out and I know the more stressed I get the worse it will be!

Why is it I can do the Math not a problem, but the second I sit in front of the test everything just goes out the window!! And this is only on practice tests, in an silent house, with no distractions!!

I obviously need to take my test soon, else if I fail I will be running out of time to re sit, and I HAVE to pass it to be accepted.

STRESSED is not the word for it!!

Any body have any life saving tips!?!

I have the book, followed you tube tutorials and read the advice on the DfE, but just cannot get those extra three marks!! It's so frustrating knowing I could probably get close to 100% if it wasn't for the 18 second time frame!!!
The calculator part is not a problem at all and I usually do relatively well in this part. It's the mental arithmetic driving me mad!!

Thanks in advance

I'm going to take your word for it.
One quick question - when did you take your skills test?

If you don't mind forking out £20, Numeracy Ready (www.numeracyready.co.uk) is great, and my daughter says it definitely helped get her through the test. Among other things, they have 20 practice tests instead of the measly four on the DfE website, which is really useful.

Also, this may sound stupid but my daughter read somewhere that chocolate helps you concentrate so she had a hot chocolate immediately before her test and swears she felt much more focused, alert and confident than she did the previous time! Maybe it's psychological, but who cares as long as it works? Perhaps you could test it out at home. Other people have recommended Bach's Rescue Remedy to reduce stress levels, too.

The time limit on the mental maths is a real stumbling block for so many people because of the horrible sense of panic it induces. The more practice you have, the better it will get.

Good luck!

I'm passing the practice literacy tests so easily but I completely panic with the mental maths questions because I can't do long multiplication or division in 18 seconds!! I don't know how to do this!!

how soon after we do the test do we find out we've passed?

You find out as soon as you finish I passed my literacy last week and have my numeracy tomorrow :/ x